John Trapp on Proverbs 31:7

Verſ. 7. Let him drink and forget his Poverty] And yet let him drink moderately too, leſt he increaſe his ſorrows, as Lot did, and not diminiſh them: for drunkenneſſe leaves a ſting behind it, worſe than that of a Serpent, or of a Cockatrice, Prov. 23.32. Wine is a prohibited ware among the Turks: which makes ſome drink with ſcruple, others with danger; The baſer ſort, when taken drunk, are often baſtinadoed upon the bare feet. And I have ſeen ſome, (ſaith mine Author) after a fit of drunkenneſſe, lye a whole night crying, and praying to Mahomet for interceſſion, Blu[illegible: 1 letter]t[illegible: 1 letter] voyage, p. 105. that I could not ſleep neer them, ſo ſtrong is conſcience, even where the foundation is but imaginary,